Correct me if I am wrong, but isnt this board composed mainly of students and a few adults. Why are you asking students and adults to rate you, and if you have a chance at this XXXX college? If somebody tells you not to apply at this XXX college are you going take their advice. By the way, I would understand if there were "real" admission officers in this board rating the stats, but I know there arent so whats the whole point.

(My theory is that people want to either brag, or they feel a sense of curiosity about how other people judge them. I dont know, what do you guys think.)

yea... i heard Xaviers Xcellent Xtatic University is a top tier school. but i definitely think you can get in. I got rejected though.. i don't think they even bothered to open my application when i sent it via snail mail.. i got it back with a return to sender stamp on it. That was one crude stunt they pulled on me... they could have simply said "Tens of thousands of people apply to our school every year. Unfortunately, you did not qualify. But we do wish you.. blah blah blah" or something. They were heartless.

maybe you should try adding a few more ECs on your application though.

And then there are the few and the proud students who are applying to Harvard with 2.9 GPAs and SATs of 1000...the board serves the purpose of telling them not to waste their time but in many cases, you just know they'll apply anyhow because "what the heck do a bunch of other students and parents know?"

I dunno, my brother applied for XXXU and he got in with a 1580 SAT 4.0 GPA and no extracurriculars except about 50 hours of community service. I think XXXU will look past Extracurrirulars if your essay and grades/tests are good enough.

Some of us ARE looking for amateur student opinions. Not all college counselors are competent, and I'm inclined to believe that some people on these board are more knowledgable than your typical high school counselor..

Some of the more egocentric types are looking for an ego-stroke, and other achievers are looking for cofirmation in their abilities.

The bottom line is that the college admissions process is scary, and this board is a place where students can unite and help each other out.

I'm just curious about why you posted this. Perhaps you wanted people to agree with "your theory" and flame the people with good grades. As of right now, you are worthless trash in this community. Not only have you done nothing to help other people, but you don't actually want help yourself. You are only interested in hurting people. I think you should be spending this extra time of yours filling out applications....I hear McDonalds gives you a great employee discount...

hahaha...Hsimpson your funny!!! no seriously i think you should first read my whole thread before you start giving me a whole speech about how im trash and everything. I just wanted an opinion about what other people thought and I think collegeguy gave me a honest, valid answer.

"you are only interested in hurting other people" what the hell are you talking about...how am i hurting anybody's feelings huh? i only asked why people do post things up...was that a racist or cruel question. Hsimpson before you start chiding me i think you should first learn how to get the gist of a certain post before getting all defensive.

"Not only have you done nothing to help other people, but you don't actually want help yourself." uhm..what do you mean by this statement. you dont even know me...and how can you judge me so fast huh?

"I hear Mcdonalds gives you a great employee discount." why do people think that working in Mcdonals is the lowest job you can do in your life. what do you have against people working in Mcdonals. Why are you such a "Mc-hater"?

well in conclusion, i am not gonna throw offensive language at you..and i am willing to forgive you for your little tantrum you had in your 9:28 PM post. I hope your not going to take the SAT I soon. (i bet your having a hard time in the CR sections, dont worry if you start reading more carefully you will start getting fewew wrong, trust me.)

This forum serves a few different purposes, only some of them really useful for the purpose of getting in.

First, some people like to post high stats (real? fake? only slightly embellished? who can say with any certainty?) to get ego boosts. Second, some people are fearful and insecure, and want the praise of their peers to assuage those fears. As Collegeguy said, this is a somewhat scary process.

Other people are looking for a source of information and opinions in addition to their friends, parents, teachers, counselors, stacks of mail, etc. Finally, and perhaps most usefully, people who already have somewhat decent shots at the colleges to which they are planning to apply are looking for the best way to present themselves. They are looking for peer advice on how best to emphasize their strengths and minimize their weaknesses in this great Game.